Comparison

ScheduledDay vs Countdown Widget | Day Counter

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ScheduledDay

Countdown to important scheduled days with customizable widgets and notifications. This app helps you anticipate and build excitement for upcoming events by providing timely reminders and visual personalization options.

Highlights
  • Countdown to scheduled days
  • Daily notifications
  • Customizable background image
  • Customizable font color
  • Widget support
Features
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This app counts down until a scheduled day of you. This app can notify at the daily appointed time. Your feeling will be raised by the scheduled day. A background image and font color can be changed.(Add-on)

About

Countdown Widget | Day Counter

Easily track important dates with customizable widgets. Create countdowns for future events or count up from past milestones. Never miss a special moment again with this free, ad-free time tracking app.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Count up timers
  • Unlimited countdowns
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Advanced appearance customization
  • Event notifications
  • Pre-made countdown gallery
Features
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Countdown Widget is completely free, has no ads, universal, and super easy to use app for tracking time until and since important events in your life. Whether it's a birthday, vacation, sporting event, wedding, or anniversary, Countdown Widget helps you create countdowns or timers for any event. The app offers a wide range of ready-to-use widgets and customizable options to create a unique countdown just for you. Install it, and you'll never miss an important moment again! Key Features: • Widget Keep your countdowns always at hand on the home screen or lock screen. • Count Up Track the time that has passed since significant events. • Unlimited Countdowns Create an unlimited number of countdowns and timers. • Transparent and Blurred Backgrounds Set the transparency or blur of the widget background to make your home screen more stylish and unique. • Advanced Customization Customize the appearance of your countdowns with styles, fonts, text and background colors, custom background images, and more. • Notifications Set notifications for the moment of the event or an hour, day, or week before the event. • Gallery A wide selection of ready-made countdowns and timers with beautiful and diverse styles and background images. Privacy Policy - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lfphmy5xj86svrztl6mxm/countdown_privacy.pdf?rlkey=i0vebii3yabkw8afg0hdyvkwu&e=1&st=7zbzoa28&dl=0 Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ScheduledDay4 screens
Countdown Widget | Day Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown Widget | Day Counter at none against ScheduledDay's shown. Countdown Widget | Day Counter also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). ScheduledDay's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 42%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ScheduledDay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Countdown Widget | Day Counter sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScheduledDay holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 177 and 210 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of ScheduledDay's written reviews are positive against 42% of Countdown Widget | Day Counter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScheduledDay ships an update every 4 months, Countdown Widget | Day Counter every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ScheduledDay versus Countdown Widget | Day Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScheduledDayCountdown Widget | Day Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (177 ratings) — better4.3 (210 ratings)
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews — better42.1% of reviews
Number of ratings177210 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB152 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertadashi atojiEvgeniia Ludinova

Customer experience

ScheduledDay

All ratings177 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral5.1%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive73.4%
Neutral10.9%
Negative15.6%

Countdown Widget | Day Counter

All ratings196 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral4.1%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative52.6%

Bugs and requests

ScheduledDay

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Color change not saving
  • Home screen display not as previewed
  • Badge icon stops displaying
  • Badge icon only shows 60 days or less
  • App crashes
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  • Date not matching actual day
  • Countdown moved only once in 3 days
  • Purchase required to remove ads
  • Badge icon doesn't update automatically
  • D-day date calculated one day early
  • Badge on icon doesn't change

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more than one date/timer
  • Option to count down in weeks/months
  • Ability to share schedule with contacts
  • More background/theme choices
  • Automatic daily badge update
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  • Option to delete purchase history

Countdown Widget | Day Counter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ScheduledDay

One-time1
  • Upgrade to full-version$2.99
11 purchases

Countdown Widget | Day Counter

Subscriptions6
  • One Week Premium$1.997 Days
  • One Week Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • One Month Premium$3.991 Month
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  • One Year Premium$5.991 Year
  • One Year Premium$9.991 Year
  • One Year Premium$12.991 Year
One-time5
  • Donation Cookie$0.99
  • Donation Coffee$1.99
  • Donation Burrito$3.99
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  • Lifetime Premium Access$7.99
  • Lifetime Premium Access$12.99

Questions

Is ScheduledDay free?
ScheduledDay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Widget | Day Counter free?
Countdown Widget | Day Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ScheduledDay or Countdown Widget | Day Counter?
ScheduledDay is rated higher. ScheduledDay averages 4.7 out of 5 from 177 ratings, while Countdown Widget | Day Counter averages 4.3 from 210 ratings.
Do ScheduledDay or Countdown Widget | Day Counter have ads?
ScheduledDay shows ads; Countdown Widget | Day Counter does not.
Which is updated more often, ScheduledDay or Countdown Widget | Day Counter?
ScheduledDay ships an update every 4 months, and Countdown Widget | Day Counter every 6 weeks. Most recently, ScheduledDay was updated on October 24, 2026 and Countdown Widget | Day Counter on October 25, 2026.

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